The family of a man who died following a police shooting in 2022 is suing the City of Phoenix, as well as various members of the Phoenix Police Department.
The City of Phoenix, in addition to several members of the city's police department, are facing a wrongful death lawsuit as a result of an officer-involved shooting., someone called 911 to report that an armed man was pointing a gun at him in the area of 37th Avenue and McDowell Road. Police say they discovered multiple people carrying guns in the parking lot of a strip mall in the area, and one of them was shooting at the others.
In a critical incident briefing video on the incident, Phoenix Police officials identified an involved police sergeant as a 14-year veteran of the department, and the two police officers involved as a four-year veteran and five-year veteran of the department. All were assigned to the Maryvale/Estrella Mountain police precinct. The same video also said officers provided aid to the suspect.
"[Officer] Garza sees Leontae on the ground sitting, with his hands in the air, and then fires three shots. All three shots hit leontae," said attorney Sean Woods. "At that exact same time, Officer Roy sees Leontae on the ground, backing up with his hands in the air, and fires his entire magazine. 17 bullets."
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